Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-02
G A T A r r H

nUhtfllb ana du1hCeut parts, winch prtNh
TO an alarming extent and Is productive
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and Characters
features is a morbid discharge from
head. varying in its nature at differ,
10 some there is an almost con slant al
OF clear, acid fluid, but oftener an ofiensii
purult mt, or muco.purulent, gieenish-y
in the nostrils or drops into the thro
n ecessitating its frequent removal by bio
Jug the hose or expectoration, and often
bogn processes Sometimes patients feel
though their whole head was in state
rottenness, so great is the amount of matt
discharged and SO fetid is Its odor. III
patient is greatly annoyed by the constai
dropping into the throat OF the morbi
matter from the head, and as recumben
position naturally favors the now down
wa. d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are obliged 70
lie with the head very much elevated III
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others a tough, viscid and off nsive
phlegm collects behind and above the sok |
palate, In the passage between the throat
and head, adbering to the parts with giuisn
tenacity. Its Judgment embarrasses respi'
ration and creates sensation OF irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locality,
which gives rise TO constant and almost
irresistible desire to relieve the discomfors
by drawing the mucous into the throat SO as
to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as "hawking," Is charac
teristic of catarrh, and proves as embar
RAISING to the one affected as 1t is disagree.
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
shape of dry, hard conversions, which are
discharged by way OF the Dosrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments of deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent as to form regular
plug in the nose. which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. 50 firmly
do these incrustations adhere 10 the point
Of attachment that their removal usually
erquires the most violent Efforts not unfre
queDtly they have to be torn from the mem.
brane. occasionally solid cast of notable
size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
cast presents tubular appearance, being
of exact shape of the nasal cavity. This
condition Is indicative OF liberation, which
in time may destroy the bony structure of
the nose and produce a subsequent fatten-
ing of that organ.
Gases arc occasionally met with in which
thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats thes
membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putIihes. giving rise to a stencil which Is
really overpowering and sufficiently fetid
to poison the atmosphere of a whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
tons OF the membrane are suspended, caus-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feverishuess in the head and nose--a
condition popularity known as DRY Ca
tarTu.
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities of the bones of the forehead and
face, giving rise to a distressing sensation
OF heavy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to feeling of
fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
in the nostrils near the root of the nose, as
well as in the upper partof the throat, above
and behind the soft palate. Sometimes
there is pain obstinately fixed In some par.
ticulaI part, as in the temple, on the top OF
the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain manifests
itself In the face of SO severe a character
that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath Is ALWAYS tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes SO revolt
ingly offensive as to render the sufferer
an object OF disgust TO himself as well as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the. other, and often on both, giving ris e to
a disagreeable stufiy sensation in the head,
and occasioning violent and PROLONGED
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or of a nasal Character, displaying sort OF
smiling quality. Oftentimes there is con-
tinuous hoarseness and discordance. There
is also sense Of irritation in the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts Of
phlegm, producing the sound Them" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling OF
fullness or choky sensation in the throat
and in others of distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others. again, speak of constant bad or
nsusecus taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
in the morning. The patient Il languid, I'M
able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed In spirits, at times fearful. timid,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perman-
ent impairment threatened.
The mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and In spite of the utmost care becomes al.
fected from the slightest causes, so that at
last breath of wind urOn the lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive OF cold.
and gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
1ect to frequent and repeated colds each
attack aggravating the disease by giving 1t
a new impulse and involving larger ex.
tent or surface than its predecessor In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat, larynx, trachea
and bronchial tubes, until, encroaehing
further and further, 1t reaches tho finer
slight impulse is required to send ito the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs in the body, especially those
containing mucus membrane, such as the
bowels, kidneys, etc.
By the employ ment of proper inhalations
IN the form OF medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce Immediate
ana ~ direct action upon the diseased surface
IN the pharynx and nasal passages for air
VIII hndsits way into the most remote and
intricate cavities. where 1t is utterly impos.
sible to make fluid applications. Bv these
means every case can be cured.
OZENA.
Ozena is the professional or technical
lame given to the advanced form of catarrh
n winch liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the cartil.
ige Of the bone. ANY case of catarrh may
= those who are naturally sorofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nOstrils
y through the throat, and is generally OF
ticwdd OF grsenish yellow color freqent
ended by an offensive smell. In the Ian.
!uage of DR.. Wood, OF Philadelphia. "The
iisease Is ore Of the most obdurate and
llssgreeable which the physician has to
patient becomes SO revolving as to isolate
lin from Eociety and to render him an oh.
ect OF disgust even to himself" In some
1a PIECES OF bone become. separated and
when secrete q bloody matter and are ex.
remedy difficult to heal. After ozmna has
ontinued for some time the sense of smell
ss sa ~ ~. becomes impaired and often lost
uences. and results from its extension
trough the eustachian tnbes to the Internal
in,.a rams IN the head and over the frontal
muses., impa1ring memory, and even In
snity frequently springs frem its extension
tne brain ain The greatest danger, however
ecause the most common, Is that 1t will
xtend downward and affect the lungs. In
lost cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh is
resent IN some degree, and In many in
ances IL causes a large ahara NJ The na
ent's discomfort. '-o r"
BESIDES ? these grave consequences, all of
nicn are liable TO- spring from scro fulous
ltarrh or ozeona. there are others which, II
81 dangerous. are sufficiently unpleasant
occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
,,, 19rn sexes, ~ isolating them and pre-
We running from the nose, with foul
cam ss IL about as great calamity as can
iail young. people. Tor no young people
ouid ever think Of marrying while afiiict-
with catarrh.
Those who visit Southern California, after
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